Books Blog : central library, alcoholism, Crohns diseasehttp://evpl.org/community/blogs/books/archive/tags/central+library/alcoholism/Crohns+disease/default.aspxTags: central library, alcoholism, Crohns diseaseenCommunityServer 2008 SP1 (Build: 30619.63)Strong at the Broken Placeshttp://evpl.org/community/blogs/books/archive/2008/12/23/strong-at-the-broken-places.aspxTue, 23 Dec 2008 22:55:00 GMT9a7b961d-7882-4302-b701-732ca0e566f2:1063wag.mado@evpl1http://evpl.org/community/blogs/books/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=1063http://evpl.org/community/blogs/books/archive/2008/12/23/strong-at-the-broken-places.aspx#comments<p><img style="float:left;" src="http://images.barnesandnoble.com/images/24480000/24482204.JPG" alt="book cover" width="167" height="190" />This book&#39;s preface begins, <strong>&quot;<em>These are the faces of illness in America. Do not look away.......Quite simply, they are us.</em>&quot;</strong> If you have ever known someone with a chronic or terminal illness, you probably already know that each person approaches their difficulties in a way that is all their own.&nbsp; <em><a title="Strong at the Broken Places" href="http://encore.evpl.org/iii/encore/record/C%7CRb1813996%7CSstrong+at+the+broken+places%7COrightresult?lang=eng&amp;suite=def">Strong at the Broken Places</a></em> by <a title="Cohen, Richard M" href="http://evans.evpl.org/search~S0?/acohen+richard+m/acohen+richard+m/1%2C2%2C10%2CB/exact&amp;FF=acohen+richard+m&amp;1%2C6%2C">Richard M. Cohen</a> is a book that demonstrates this.&nbsp; He features 5 people who have been given life changing diagnoses. Cohen interviews them over several years, asking them questions and observing them in their everyday life. The interviews speak of fear, loneliness, and anger - but also show the personal strengths that allow these people to thrive, revealing the common ground they all stand upon. &nbsp;Although it may sound depressing, I found this book full of life. To me the stories are all about living in the truth, with as much hope as one can muster. &nbsp;And after all, isn&#39;t that what we are all trying to do?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://evpl.org/community/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1063" width="1" height="1">nonfictioncentral librarybooksfaithalcoholismfamiliesbiographyillnessmuscular dystrophyALSlymphomabipolar disorderCrohns disease